Sam Houston 2015 Bearkat Football Game Notes

SAM HOUSTON 2015 BEARKAT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

HISTORIC YEAR GAME TWO Sam Houston vs. Lamar Saturday - September 19, 2015 - 6 p.m. Elliott T. Bowers Stadium - Huntsville, Texas

SAM HOUSTON BEARKATS LAMAR CARDINALS Location...... Huntsville, Texas Location...... Beaumont, Texas Enrollment...... 19,719 Enrollment...... 14,052 Stadium...... Elliott T. Bowers Stadium...... Provost Umphrey Capacity...... 12,593 / RealGrassPro Capacity...... 16,000 / Matrix Turf Colors...... Orange & White Colors...... Red and White Head Coach...... K.. C. Keeler Head Coach...... Ray Woodard Alma Mater...... Delaware, 1981 Alma Mater...... Sam Houston, 1988 Record...... Second year at Sam Houston Record...... Sixth year at Lamar 185-80-1 overall record 27-32 overall record This fall Sam Houston celebrates its 100th season of football. 2015 SAM HOUSTON SCHEDULE 2015 LAMAR SCHEDULE On Oct. 6, 1912, Sam Houston Teachers Col- Sept. 5 at Texas Tech L 45-59. FoxSW Sept. 5 BACONE W 66-3 Sept. 19 LAMAR* 6 p.m. ASN Sept. 12 at Baylor L 31-66 FOX lege and Rice Institute met in Huntsville for both Sept. 26 HOUSTON BAPTIST* 6:30 p.m. FOXSportsGo Sept. 19 at Sam Houston* 6 p.m. ASN school’s inaugural football game. The contest Oct.. 3 vs. Stephen F. Austin* ^ 3 p.m. ESPN3 Oct. 1 at Southeastern La.* 6 p.m. ASN was played on a chalked off gridiron in the out- Oct. 10 INCARNATE WORD* TBA TV TBA Oct. 10 ABILENE CHRISTIAN* 7 p.m. field at the baseball diamond at Joseph Pritchett Oct. 17 at Abilene Christian* 2 p.m. TV TBA Oct. 17 at Northwestern St.* 6 p.m. Oct. 24 NICHOLLS* TBA TV TBA Oct. 24 CENTRAL ARKANSAS* 6 p.m. Field. Oct. 31 A&M-COMMERCE TBA TV TBA Oct. 31 at Houston Baptist* 2 p.m. Since that first contest, Sam Houston has Nov. 7 at McNeese State* 6 p.m. TV TBA Nov. 7 NICHOLLS* 6 p.m. played 980 games, appearing in contests not Nov. 14 NORTHWESTERN STATE* TBA TV TBA Nov. 14 at Incarnate Word* 2 p.m. Nov. 21 at Central Arkansas* 5 p.m. TV TBA Nov. 21 McNEESE STATE* 6 p.m. only in Texas but traveling to 21 other states *Southland Conference ^NRG Stadium in Houston *Southland Conference covering all four corners of the country from Arizona to Pennsylvania, Washington to Florida. The Bearkats have brought both regional and SATURDAY STORY LINES national recognition to the University through multiple television appearances on the ESPN l Sam Houston leads all Texas Division I football teams in victories during the last four seasons and FOX families of TV networks as well as ABC. (since 2011). The Kats have won 45 games followed by Baylor 42; TCU, Houston & Texas A&M 36; Sam Houston has competed and won cham- Texas 32; Rice 27; Texas Tech 27; Texas State & UTSA 23; SFA, North Texas & Lamar 22. pionships in four leagues - the Texas Intercolle- giate Athletic Association, Lone Star Conference, l The Bearkats are ranked No. 1 in the STATS FCS poll and No. 4 the NCAA Coaches Poll. The Sam Gulf Star Conference and Southland Conference. Houston program has been ranked among the FCS top 25 in 57 of the past 65 weekly national polls. Throughout the celebration of the 100th season during the 2015 season fans are invited l The Bearkats are one of only three teams that have earned FCS playoff berths each of the last four to sample feature articles, historical memories years (the other two are North Dakota State and New Hampshire). and pictures from the past at the special Bearkat microsite at www.shsu.edu/centuryseason. l With three FCS Playoff semifinal berths in the four consecutive NCAA playoff trips including National Championship appearances in 2011 and 2012, Sam Houston stands behind only four-time 100th Season Facts FCS champion North Dakota State among the subdivision's premier programs.

Total Games Played...... 980 l The Bearkats have won 26 of their last 31 Southland Conference games in the last four years. All-Time Record...... Won 487 Lost 457 Tied 36 NCAA Division I Record...... Won 184 Lost 150 Tied 3 l Beginning its 30th season in Elliott T. Bowers Stadium, the Bearkats stand 25-4 in home openers. Southland Conference Record...... Won 93 Lost 86 Tied 1 Southland Conference Champions l Saturday marks the 36th meeting for Lamar and Sam Houston in football. The series began in 1991, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014 1935. The Kats hold a 26-9-1 advantage. Sam Houston won 42-10 in Beaumont last year. FCS Playoffs 1991, 2001 (QF), 2004 (SF), 2011 (F) l The Bearkats rolled up 637 yards total offense in the 59-45 loss at Texas Tech in both squad’s sea- 2012 (F), 2013 (2R), 2014 (SF) son opener Sept. 5 - the third highest total ever for the Kats and best ever against an FBS foe. SEVEN FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES MEDIA RELATIONS SATURDAY STORY LINES (Continued)

For more information please contact l K. C. Keeler is the only head football coach to take three different programs to the semifinals of Sam Houston Athletic Media Relations the NCAA playoffs. Standing 33-11 in post-season games (14-4 in FCS playoffs), he holds the highest number of playoff wins by any current FCS head coach. Paul Ridings, Associate Athletic Director Telephone: (936) 294-1764 l Senior running back Donavan Williams earned Southland Conference “Offensive Player of the Email: [email protected] Week” honors after rushing for 99 yards and four touchdowns at Texas Tech. Only six other Sam Jason Barfield, Assistant Athletic Director Houston players have scored four or more touchdowns in one game. Telephone: (936) 294-3533 Email: [email protected] l True freshman wide receiver Davion Davis from Hutto led Sam Houston with 12 catches for 103 Andrew Pate, Media Services yards and a TD at Texas Tech. That is the most catches ever by a Kat freshman in one game and fell Telephone (936) 294-2692 one short of the school record of 13 catches held by Jason Mathenia and Torrance Williams. Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.gobearkats.com l The Kats’ 45 returning lettermen have combined to total 403 starts. Nine starters return on of- Fax: (936) 294-3538 fense, 10 on defense and both specialists are back. Press Box: (936) 294-1838 Facebook: Bearkat Athletics l The 2014 Bearkats rank as only the ninth team in FCS history to surpass 7,000 yards total offense Twitter: @BearkatSports in a season. Sam Houston’s rushing total (3,866 yards) was the second highest season total ever and the team’s passing yardage (3,287) ranks third highest in the Kats’ 99 previous years of football. TV / RADIO / INTERNET l Sam Houston returns 5,830 yards of total offense (2,543 rushing, 3,287 passing) including players who had a hand in 45 touchdowns. American Sports Network (ASN) will telecast Saturday’s game. Randy McIlvoy (play-by-play), l Quarterback Jared Johnson set a Sam Houston record in 2014 for most yards passing by a Shea Walker (analyst) and Brooke Bentley sophomore with 3,054 yards for 21 touchdowns. Johnson also rushed for 999 yards and six scores to (sidelines) will call the action. post 4,053 yards total offense, the second highest season total in Bearkat history. Since the 2011 season, Sam Houston football games have been televised 40 times region- l Jared Johnson enters Saturday’s game 202 yards away from moving ahead of Josh McCown ally and/or nationally. The Bearkats are 25-15 in (current Cleveland Browns quarterback) into 11th place in Sam Houston’s career passing standings. those telecasts. Johnson has thrown for 3,280 yards. The junior signal-caller needs 99 yards by ground or air to pass Kooter Roberson and Leroy Wilkinson and 2004 Southland “Player of the Year” Dustin Long and move up to fifth in career total offense. John- will call the game locally on KSAM 101.7 FM. The son enters the game with a mark of 4,477 yards. broadcast also will be streamed live on the internet at www.gobearkats.com . l Offensive tackle Donald Jackson III has earned first team All-Southland honors two years in a row and was selected to three FCS All-America squads (including the AP team) in 2014

l P. J. Hall, the Southland’s “Freshman of the Year” in 2014, was the highest ranked defensive player FCS NATIONAL POLLS in last year’s Jerry Rice Award voting (FCS Freshman of the Year). He finished third. Hall totaled 30 STATS FCS POLL NCAA COACHES POLL tackles for loss, one short of the school season record. He tied a school mark with five kick blocks. 1. Jacksonville St. 1. Coastal Carolina 2. Coastal Carolina 2. North Dakota St. l Cornerback Trenier Orr joined Hall as a first team All-Southland Conference defender in 2014. 3. SAM HOUSTON 3. Villinova Orr was co-leader for the team with four interceptions including a 55-yard touchdown at Eastern 4. North Dakota St. 4. Jacksonville St. Washington. 5. Illinois St. 5. SAM HOUSTON 6. Villanova 6. Illinois St. l Junior linebacker Myke Chatman was a second-team All-Southland honoree after ranked third 7. South Dakota St. 7. Montana on the team in tackles with 95 stops. 8. Montana 8. South Dakota St. 9. Northern Iowa 9. Montana St. 10. Chattanooga 10. James Madison l Linemen Mouf Adebo and Jacobi Hunter and cornerback Mikel Everette were honorable men- 11. Montana St. 11. Northern Iowa tion All-Southland selections last year. 12. James Madison 12. Chattanooga 13. New Hampshire 13. New Hampshire l Australian punter Lachlan Edwards earned FCS All-America and All-Southland Conference 14. Eastern Washington 14. Liberty honors after leading the league and ranking No. 6 nationally with a 44.4 average. Edwards stands as 15. Liberty 15. Eastern Washington Sam Houston’s all-time punting leader with an average of 43.7 yards per punt. 16. Youngstown St. 16. Youngstown St. 17. Cal Poly 17. Southeastern La. l Luc Swimberghe earned FCS All-America and All-Southland honors as the Bearkats’ kicker. The 18. Fordham 18. Cal Poly junior stands No. 2 in Sam Houston annals in career PATs (146) and third in kick scoring (227 points). 19. Portland St. 19. Fordham He is seven points away from moving into the No. 5 spot in SHSU overall career scoring. 20. Southeastern La. 20. Portland St. 21. Eastern Kentucky 21. McNeese St. 22. Richmond 22. Eastern Kentucky l Donavan Williams, Jalen Overstreet and Ridgeway Frank all return as running backs and are 23. Indiana St. 23. Richmond joined by Kansas transfer Cory Avery to give the Bearkats a talented and deep ground attack. 24. Northern Arizona 24. Northern Arizona 25. Harvard 25. Indiana St. l Sam Houston has won six consecutive games following open dates since the 2011 season. Overall Southland Conference Teams In Bold the Kats stand 16-13 after open dates since moving up to the NCAA Division I level in 1986. SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 30TH SEASON AT BOWERS BEARKATS SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FAVORITES

During Sam Houston’s 100th season of football Sam Houston is the pick of the Southland Conference head football coaches to repeat as league the Bearkats are playing their 30th year at Elliott champions. The Bearkats received eight first-place votes and 98 points total in the coaches’ poll. T. Bowers Stadium. Southeastern Louisiana, McNeese State and Central Arkansas each received one of the remaining Sam Houston owns a 115-43-1 record on the three first place votes. turf at Bowers. The Bearkats have gone 27-1 in Southeastern Louisiana is second in the poll, receiving 86 points. McNeese State was voted third their last 28 appearances at home. followed by Stephen F. Austin, Northwestern State, Central Arkansas, Abilene Christian, Lamar, Incar- Known as Bearkat Stadium when the facility nate Word, Nicholls and Houston Baptist. opened on Sept 13, 1986, with a 23-6 victory Sam Houston leads the Southland Conference with 13 players on the 2015 preseason football All- over Montana State, the named was changed in Conference squad. Sevens Bearkats were named as all-league first team and six were on the second 1989 to honor Dr. Elliott T. Bowers upon his re- team. The preseason all-conference squad is selected by vote of the Southland’s head coaches. tirement as the tenth president of Sam Houston Freshman of the year P. J. Hall highlights a talented list of 20 defensive players and 14 offensive State University. players who return from last season’s all-conference squads. Joining Hall as first-team preseason The Kats won their first 13 games at Bowers all-conference are junior quarterback Jared Johnson, senior offensive linemanDonald Jackson and have posted undefeated home seasons in III, junior placekicker Luc Swimberghe, junior linebacker Myke Chatman, senior defensive back 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2001, 2004, 2011, 2012 Trenier Orr and senior punter Lachlan Edwards. and 2013. Earning second-team honors were junior running back Jalen Overstreet, senior wide receiver LaDarius Brown, sophomore wide receiver Yedidiah Louis, junior offensive lineman Brandon Bowers Stadium Facts DeWitt, junior defensive lineman Mouf Abedo and senior defensive back Mikell Everette. Total Games Played...... 159 All-Time Record...... Won 115 Lost 43 Tied 1 Southland Conference Record...... Won Lost Tied OFFENSIVE SHOWDOWN AT TEXAS TECH

Turnovers overshadowed an offensive explosion by Sam Houston in the Bearkats’ season opener, KAT PRONUNCIATIONS a 59-45 football loss to Texas Tech in Lubbock Saturday Sept. 5. The Kats rolled up 637 yards total offense, the third highest output in school history. But four Mouf Adebo...... Moof Uh-dee-bow turnovers including three in the Red Raiders’ end of the field spoiled the team’s chances of victory. Eric Agbaroji...... Agg buh row gee Texas Tech came up with big plays when needed. Luc Swimberge’s 48-yard field goal cut the Red Bridge Blount...... Blunt Raider margin to 21-17 with 7:30 left in the first half. But Jakeem Grant returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards for a touchdown. Sam Houston climbed within striking distance again, trailing only 35-31 Remus Bulmer...... Bull mer with 0:52 left in the half. Texas Tech struck quickly again, driving 67 yards in four plays for a 29-yard Luis Carreno...... Lu-ease Cuh-ree-no touchdown pass 14 seconds before intermission. Then, three plays into the third quarter J. J. Gaines Myke Chatman...... Mike returned an interception 47 yards for a touchdown. The Red Raiders out-scored Sam Houston 17-0 Davion Davis...... Day vee on in the period. Tristan Eche...... Etch With seven players with at least one carry, Sam Houston rushed 46 times for 317 yards. Ten receiv- Mikell Everette...... Mah kell ers made catches as the Bearkats threw for 320 yards. Texas Tech rolled up 611 yards total offense including 437 in the air. Lachlan Edwards...... Lock-lin The 637 yards are the most ever by a Sam Houston offense against an FBS opponent and stand Kiel Heidman...... Kyle Hide-man behind 823 yards vs. Houston Baptist and 685 yards against Alabama State last year as the third Ragan Henderson...... Raw gen highest single game total in school history.

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Yedidiah Louis...... Ye duh die uh (or Ye-di) In a story book season, the 2014 Sam Houston football coaching staff and players never lost faith Shyon Motlagh...... Shy-on Mott-law in themselves as the Bearkats bounced back after losing three of their first four games to reach the Collins Okotcha...... Oh cot cha NCAA FCS playoff semifinals and earn another Southland Conference championship. The Kats finished the season with an 11-5 record, a victory total previous SHSU teams have Trenier Orr...... Trey near equaled or bettered only twice in 99 years of Bearkat football. Roby Pennartz...... Row-bee Pin-arts Along the way, Sam Houston rolled up five wins over FCS top 25 teams. Three came in the playoffs Contereze Pierce...... Con tair ezz over No. 3 Jacksonville State, No. 5 Villanova and No. 9 Southeastern Louisiana. The Bearkats also de- feated McNeese when the Cowboys were No. 4 on Oct. 11 and No. 23 SFA Nov. 1 at the 89th “Battle Curtis Riser...... Rise ur of the Piney Woods” at NRG Stadium, the home of the NFL Houston Texans. Collin Rison...... Rise un The 34-31 road victory at Villanova advanced to the FCS semifinals for the third time in four years Carter Starcke...... Star key and the fourth time in program history. With the 2014 FCS appearances, Sam Houston became only the second team in Southland Conference history to earn four consecutive playoff berths. Luc Swimberghe...... Luke Swim-bear-uh-guh Sam Houston now holds the Southland Conference’s top FCS playoff record with a 13-8 mark in Tyler Tezeno...... Tezz no postseason play. Five of Sam Houston’s 13 playoff wins have come on the road. Sam Houston’s eight-game winning streak going into the semifinals stands as the longest since a Mitchell Watanabe...... Wah tuh nah bee 16-game string from the close of the 2010 season to the National Championship Game in Frisco at Ryne Yost...... Ryan Yost the end of the 2011 campaign.

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SOUTHLAND STANDINGS ACCOMPLISHMENTS BY 2014 BEARKATS

Team Conference Season The 2014 team saw record-setting performances in all three areas of football – offense, defense Southeastern Louisiana...... 2-0 1-0 McNeese State...... 1-0 1-0 and special teams. Houston Baptist...... 0-0 1-1 Sam Houston ranked fourth in the Southland and 24th nationally with 447.1 yards total offense Lamar...... 0-0 1-1 per game. The Bearkats led the Southland and stood sixth nationally in rushing (241.6) and stand Sam Houston...... 0-0 0-1 third in the league and 17th nationally in scoring offense (33.9). Sam Houston has four backs with Abilene Christian...... 0-0 0-1 more than 600 yards rushing this season. Nicholls...... 0-0 0-1 Sophomore quarterback Jared Johnson compiled the second highest total offense figure in Central Arkansas...... 0-0 0-2 school history. A true dual threat, Johnson rushed for 999 yards and passed for 3,054. Only the 4,588 Stephen F. Austin...... 0-0 0-2 yards by Dustin Long, quarterback for Sam Houston’s 2004 Southland championship and FCS semifi- Incarnate Word...... 0-1 1-1 nalist team, stands atop Johnson’s 2014 performance. Northwestern State...... 0-1 0-2 Wide receiver Yedidiah Louis totaled 803 yards on 71 catches to roll up the second highest single season receiving total by a Bearkat freshman. Matt Dominguez, who went on to play in the NFL for SOUTHLAND SCHEDULE the Broncos, rolled up 818 yards receiving as a freshman in 1997. On defense freshman defensive end P. J. Hall finished third in the voting for the 2014 Jerry Rice Saturday, Sept. 19 Lamar at Sam Houston, 6 p.m. award presented annually by The Sports Network to the FCS “Freshman of the Year.” Hall was the top McNeese State at Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. defensive player on the Rice award voter getters. Also the Southland Conference’s “Freshman of the Houston Baptist at Abilene Christian, 6 p.m. Year,” Hall was one of the leaders in FCS tackles for losses with 30 for 118 yards. The total stands one Nicholls at Incarnate Word, 2 p.m. sack short of Andre Finley’s school record for most tackles for losses set in 1988. Hall also tied the Southeastern Louisiana at Ohio, 1 p.m. school mark for most kick blocks in one year with five. Northwestern State at Mississippi State, 3 p.m. Two Bearkats stood out on special teams. Junior Lachlan Edwards from Hastings, Victoria in Australia ranked No. 6 in FCS and led the LAST WEEK: Southland in punting with a 44.1 average. He had 25 punts of more than 50 yards this season with McNeese State 43, Incarnate Word 6 a long of 59. The average ranks as the third best season average in Kat history. Edwards completed Southeastern Louisiana 28, Florida Tech 17 the year ranked second in SHSU career punting with a 43.8 two-year average. Ryan Klaus holds the Baylor 66, Lamar 31 Oklahoma State 32, Central Arkansas 8 school mark of 44.8 set in 1995 through 1998. Northern Colorado 34, Houston Baptist 10 Kicker Luc Swimberghe totaled 121 points in 2014, the second highest kick scoring total by a UL-Lafayette 44, Northwestern St. 17 Bearkat behind Miguel Antonio’s total of 133 in 2011. A sophomore, Swimberghe stands second in TCU 70, Stephen F. Austin 7 SHSU career points after touchdown (PAT) with 140 and third in kick scoring points with 218. Five Bearkats were selected to FCS All-America squads. Donald Jackson III was named to the As- sociated Press, BeyondSportsNetwork and CollegeSportsMadness teams. Hall was selected to both BEARKAT BREAKDOWN the Sports Network and BeyondSportsNetwork squads. Derreck Edwards was a Sports Network selection. Trenier Orr and Luc Swimberghe were picked on the BeyondSportsNetwork honor team. 2014 Season Record...... Won 11, Lost 5 Conference Record/Finish...... 7-1 / 1st Lettermen Returning / Lost...... 54 / 13 28 offense, 24 defense, 2 specialists returning OPEN DATES LED TO TITLE, FCS SEMIS Starters Returning / Lost...... 21 / 4 9 offense, 10 defense, 2 specialists returning After beginning the season with a 1-3 non-conference record, many wrote off the young 2014 Basic Offense...... Multiple Bearkat squad. Head coach K. C. Keeler believes the open date prior to SHSU’s Southland opener at Basic Defense...... Multiple Lamar was the turning point for his first Bearkat squad. “There are defining moments in every season and that third loss was ours,” Keeler said. “As men, our team decided that we were going to fix this thing. We weren’t going to point fingers. We weren’t KAT STAT RANKINGS going to go around the corner and cry about it. We were going to get it fixed.” TEAM RANKINGS Total NCAA SLC A twist of fate helped the Bearkats. When Sam Houston’s September contest with Eastern Wash- OFFENSE (Per Game) ington was moved to August 23 for an ESPN national telecast, the 2014 schedule now had two open Scoring 45.0 18th 1st dates surrounding the Southland Conference opener with Lamar in Beaumont. Rushing 317.0 5th 1st “The opportunity to have two weeks before the Lamar game and then two more weeks before Passing 320.0 11th 1st McNeese gave us a chance to fix things that were broken,” Keeler said. “Instead of ‘open dates’ we Total Offense 637.0 3rd 1st had ‘Get Better’ weeks. And we got better.” Net Punting 42.75 2nd 1st Eighteen players who were starters in 2014 did not participate in Keeler’s first spring training as 3rd Down Pct. .600 3rd 1st head coach in April 2014. “Our two ‘Get Better’ weeks became spring ball for a lot of the players,” Keeler said. “We tweaked INDIVIDUALS (Per Game) a lot of little things and simplified what we were trying to do defensively. And the result was we Donavan Williams Scoring 24.0 2nd 1st began playing with a lot of confidence.” Rushing Yards 99.0 25th 1st The Bearkats rolled 7-1 through the Southland Conference to earn the program’s sixth league Rushing Per Carry 8.25 3rd 1st championship. Then Sam Houston won three consecutive playoff games to become the only un- Davion Davis seeded team in last year’s FCS semifinals. Receptions 12.0 1st 1st “With so many players back this year and the way this team came together through the adversity Yards 103.0 1st 1st last season, we were light-years ahead in both the spring and preseason camp in Auguust,” Keeler Lachlan Edwards said. “We brought in some talented young players as well. We have a good team with quality depth.” Punting 47.3 4th 1st

SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES HEAD COACH K. C. KEELER OVERALL RECORD 185-79-1

l Wins rank No. 20 among 597 head coaches at all NCAA levels ROWAN UNIVERSITY (FBS, FCS, DII, DIII) New Jersey Athletic Conference l Ranks No. 78 in career victories in the history of college football Year W-L Conference Post Season l Only football coach to take 3 different programs to an NCAA Final Four 1993 11-2 1st Div. III Championship Game l Won 33, Lost 11 in NCAA post-season playoff games 1994 6-3 (14-4 in FCS playoffs) 1995 10-3-1 1st Div. III Championship Game l Most National Championship game appearances by any 1996 10-3 Div. III Championship Game current football coach (8) 1997 11-1 1st Div. III Semifinals l His teams have made 11 Final Four appearances in his 21 seasons 1998 10-3 Div. III Championship Game l Highest number of NCAA post-season wins among all active 1999 12-2 4-1 2nd Div. III Championship Game FCS head coaches 2000 7-2 5-1 2nd l Highest playoff winning percentage by any current FCS head coach 2001 11-2 5-1 1st Div. III Semifinals l Coached nine conference championship teams Record at Rowan: Won 88, Lost 21, Tied 1

In his first season as head coach at Sam Houston State University, K. C. Keeler directed the Bear- kats to an 11-5 record, the Southland Conference championship and the program’s third NCAA FCS DELAWARE playoff semi-finals appearance in the past four seasons. Atlantic 10 Conference During 21 years as a head football coach, Keeler has produced a record of 185 victories, only 79 2002 6-6 4-5 6th losses and one tie. His teams at Rowan University, Delaware and Sam Houston State have combined 2003 15-1 8-1 1st FCS National Champions for 12 NCAA post-season playoff appearances, eight conference championships and played in eight 2004 9-4 7-1 1st FCS Quarterfinals national championship games. 2005 6-5 3-5 3rd Keeler was named as Sam Houston’s 15th head football coach on January 23, 2014. He has 2006 5-6 4-5 4th coached five National Football League draft picks including Super Bowl XLVII MVP quarterback Colonial Athletic Association Joe Flacco. He has tutored 76 All-America players and 21 student-athletes who have earned either 2007 11-4 5-3 3rd FCS Championship Game national or district CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. 2008 4-8 2-6 5th As head coach at Delaware, Keeler rolled up an 86-52 record in 11 seasons from 2002 to 2012. His 2009 6-5 4-4 4th Fightin’ Blue Hens won the FCS national championship in 2003 and reached the national championship game in 2007 and 2010. His squads won Atlantic 10 Conference titles in 2003 and 2004 and the 2010 12-3 6-2 1st FCS Championship Game Colonial Athletic Association championship in 2010. Delaware went 11-3 in the program’s four trips 2011 7-4 5-3 5th to the FCS playoffs. 2012 5-6 2-6 8th At Rowan University in Glassboro, N. J., Keeler produced an 88-21-1 record from 1993 to 2001 that Record at Delaware: Won 86, Lost 52 included seven NCAA Division III playoff appearances including five trips to the National Champion- ship game. His teams posted a 21-7 record in NCAA Division III playoff action. SAM HOUSTON Among Keeler’s coaching honors are selections as AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year, Liberty Southland Conference Mutual Coach of the Year, Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year and the All-America Football Year W-L Conference Post Season Foundation Johnny Vaught Head Coach Award. 2014 11-5 7-1 1st FCS Semifinals Keeler began his coaching career as an assistant at Amherst College in Massachusetts in 1981, 2015 0-1 0-0 then moved to Rowan University in 1986. He was named head coach at Rowan in 1993. The Profs won four New Jersey Athletic Conference championships and finished as runner-up in Record at Sam Houston: Won 11, Lost 6 the league twice in Keeler’s nine seasons. Keeler was a four-sport letterman at Emmaus, Pa., High School. He earned all-league honors and COACHING HONORS was football team captain as a tight end and linebacker. 2010 AFCA National Coach of the Year He played linebacker for head coach Tubby Raymond at Delaware from 1978 to 1980, helping Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year lead the Blue Hens to the 1979 NCAA Division II national championship. In 1980, he signed a free Field Turf Coach of the Year agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. 2010 Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year Kurt Charles “K. C.” Keeler was born July 26, 1959, in Emmaus, Pa. He and his wife Janice are the 2007 All-American Football Foundation parents of daughter Kate and son Jackson. Johnny Vaught Coach Award SAM HOUSTON STATE ASSISTANT COACHES Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Yea 2003 Frank Leahy Coach of the Year Award Maxwell Club Tri-State Coach of the Year 2001 Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Finalist New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year 2000 Gloucester County Hall of Fame 1997 New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Phil Longo Mike Collins Brad Sherrod Bart Tatum Terence Archer 1995 New Jersey Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Offensive coordinator Co-Defensive coordinator Co-Defensive coordinator Offensive Line Wide Receivers 1993 Stan Lomax-Irving Marsh Div. III Coach of the Year Rowan, 1992 Northeast Louisiana, 1983 Duke, 1993 Austin College, 1991 Monmouth, 2001 l NCAA FCS National Champions - 2003 l NCAA FCS National Finalists - 2003, 2007, 2010 l FCS Playoff Appearances - 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010 l Division III National Finalists - 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 l Division III Playoffs - 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001

Patrick Toney Phil Petitte Matt Powledge Rodrique Wright Kyle Segler Defensive secondary Defensive Line Running Backs/Special Teams Defensive Ends Tackles/Tight Ends Southeastern La., 2013 Glassboro State, 1971 Sam Houston , 2009 Texas, 2006 Sam Houston, 2006 SEVEN FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 20152015 SAMSAM HOUSTONHOUSTON STATESTATE UNIVERSITYUNIVERSITY FOOTBALLBASEBALL GAMEHISTORY NOTES

CAREER RUSHING CAREER SCORING OVERTIME HISTORY

Player...... Years Yards 1 Timothy Flanders...... 2010-13 420 Overall: 2-5 Home: 1-2 Away 1-3 1 Timothy Flanders...... 2010-13 5,664 2 Miguel Antonio...... 2010-12 324 First full season of overtime in 2 Charles Harris...... 1991-94 2,688 3 Billy Hayes...... 1985-88 258 NCAA Division I college football in 1996 3 McNeil Moore...... 1951-53 2,578 4 Keshawn Hill...... 2012-14 246 Date Final Score OTs 5 McNeil Moore...... 1951-53 233 4 Keshawn Hill...... 2011-14 2,546 Nov. 30, 1991 Murfreesboro, Tenn. 5 Tony January...... 1978-82 2,376 6 LUC SWIMBERGHE...... 2013-15 227 Middle Tennessee 20, Sam Houston 19 1 6 Curtis Thomas...... 1988-91 2,285 Score at end of regulation - 13-13 7 Richard Sincere...... 2010-12 2,274 Started OT on offense 8 James Oliphant...... 1973-76 2,263 CAREER KICKING POINTS 9 Joe Rauls...... 1998-01 2,255 Oct. 11, 1997 Troy, Alabama 10 Fred Reese...... 1968-71 2,160 1 Miguel Antonio...... 2010-12 324 Troy St. 13, Sam Houston 10 1 11 Joe Vickers...... 1971-74 2,132 2 Billy Hayes...... 1985-88 258 Score at end of regulation - 7-7 Started OT on offense 12 Jason Godfrey...... 2002-05 1,990 3 LUC SWIMBERGHE...... 2013-14 227 4 Marcus Hajdik...... 1992-96 194 13 Luther Turner...... 1985-87 1,925 Nov. 19, 2005 San Marcos, Texas 14 Bennie Boles...... 1952-55 1,792 5 Joey Price...... 2001-04 177 Texas State 26, Sam Houston 23 1 15 Bennie Wylie...... 1994-97 1,773 Score at end of regulaton - 20-20 16 Billy Arlen...... 1964-66 1,717 Started OT on offense 17 Eugene Lewis...... 1969-71 1,693 CAREER PATS 18 Chris Poullard...... 2006-09 1,685 Nov. 1, 2008 Huntsville, Texas 1 Miguel Antonio...... 2010-12 171 19 Jack Kyle...... 1949-51 1,676 Sam Houston 34, Stephen F. Austin 31 2 2 LUC SWIMBERGHE...... 2013-14 146 20 Joe Ed Lynn...... 1963-65 1,669 Score at end of regulation - 24-24 3 Billy Hayes...... 1985-88 117 Started OT on offense 21 Bobby Grisham...... 1954-57 1,655 4 Lance Garner...... 1992-96 88 22 Stevie Smith...... 2002-05 1,629 5 Joey Price...... 2001-04 87 Nov. 15, 2008 Huntsville, Texas 23 James Shorts...... 1985-88 1,617 1 Miguel Antonio...... 2009-12 51 Southeastern Louisiana 30, Sam Houston 27 1 24 Bobby Baldwin...... 1953-55 1,534 Score at end of regulation - 24-24 25 Brian Bell...... 2010-13 1,529 Started OT on offense 26 David Kubiak...... 1967-70 1,527 27 Wayne Coleman...... 1993-96 1,521 CAREER FIELD GOALS Nov. 22, 2008 Huntsville, Texas Texas State 48, Sam Houston 45 1 28 James Aston...... 2008-09 1,452 2 Billy Hayes...... 1985-88 47 29 D. D. Terry...... 2003-06 1,328 Score at end of regulation - 42-42 3 Marcus Hajdik...... 1992-96 39 Started OT on offense 30 J. J. Middleton...... 1984-87 1,292 4 Mark Klein...... 1989-91 38 31 Robby Robinson...... 1975-78 1,289 5 Joey Price...... 2000-03 29 Oct. 30, 2010 Natchitoches, La. 32 JARED JOHNSON...... 2013-15 1,197 Taylor Wilkins...... 2006-09 29 Northwestern St. 23, Sam Houston 20 2 33 Elmore Armstrong...... 1995-98 1,182 7 Luc Swimberghe...... 2013-15 27 Score at end of regulaton - 10-10 34 Roger Wiley...... 1982 1,079 Started OT on defense

Sept. 24, 2011 Albuquerque, NM CAREER PASSING CAREER PUNTING Sam Houston 48, New Mexico 45 1 Score at end of regulation - 42-42 Player...... Years Yards (Minimum 60 punts)...... Started OT on defense 1 Brian Bell...... 2010-12 8,655 1 LACHLAN EDWARDS...... 2013-14 43.70 2 Rhett Bomar...... 2007-08 5,564 2 Ryan Klaus...... 1995-98 42.15 3 Arthur Louis...... 1977-80 4,902 3 Bart Bradley...... 1986-89 41.21 BEARKAT COMEBACKS 4 Dustin Long...... 2004 4,588 4 Matt Foster...... 2010-12 40.72 5 Reggie Lewis...... 1984-87 4,269 21 points 6 Ashley Van Meter...... 1989-92 3,869 Sam Houston 32, Southwest Texas 31 7 Lanny Dycus...... 1984-85 3,843 Huntsville, 11-22-1986 8 Don Gottlob...... 1950-52 3,832 CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS Bearkats trailed by 21 points with 13:29 to play 9 Albert Bradley...... 1996-00 3,713 10 Chad Schramek...... 1994-97 3,585 1 Andre Finley...... 1986-89 49 Sam Houston 36, Montana State 23 11 Josh McCown...... 2001 3,481 2 Michael Bankston...... 1988-91 41 Bozeman, Montana 9-7-1991 12 JARED JOHNSON...... 2013-15 3,280 3 Reginald Reddick...... 1998-01 36 Bearkats trailed by 21 just 9:24 into first quarter Will Henry...... 2008-11 36 5 Bubba Thompson...... 1997-99 35 20 points 6 Dedrick Manigo...... 1994-96 33 Sam Houston 24, A&M-Kingsville 23 CAREER TOTAL OFFENSE 7 Darius Taylor...... 2008-11 32 Huntsville, 9-23-1995 8 Lish Adams...... 1985-88 31 Bearkats trailed by 20 points at halftime 9 P. J. HALL...... 2014-15 30 Player...... Years Yards Sam Houston 35, Eastern Washington 34 1 Brian Bell...... 2010-13 10,184 Cheney, Wash., 12-4-2004 2 Rhett Bomar...... 2007-08 6,160 Bearkats trailed by 20 with 14:54 to play 3 Reggie Lewis...... 1984-87 5,150 4 Arthur Louis...... 1977-80 4,933 18 points 5 Dustin Long...... 2004 4,576 Sam Houston 29, Texas State 28 6 JARED JOHNSON...... 2013-15 4,477 San Marcos, 11-15-2007 7 Don Gottlob...... 1950-52 4,200 Bearkats trailed by 18 points with 9:00 to play

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SERIES RECORD BEARKAT CAREER TOTALS

Sam Houston vs. Lamar Series Record JARED JOHNSON LUC SWIMBERGHE Overall: Won 26, Lost 9, Tied 1 Rushing Att Yds TD Long Scoring PAT FG Points In Huntsville: Won 13, Lost 2, Tied 1 2013 30 132 0 18 2013 73 8 97 In Beaumont: Won 13, Lost 7 2014 214 999 6 73 2014 67 18 121 Recent Results: 2015 13 66 0 24 2015 6 1 9 1986 Huntsville W 34 21 Total 257 1197 6 73 Total 146 27 227 1987 Beaumont W 34 21 1988 Huntsville W 16 14 Passing Com Att Int Yds TD PATs Made Att. Pct. 1989 Beaumont L 0 14 2013 5 17 0 82 0 2013 73 75 0.973 2010 Beaumont W 38 10 2014 260 453 12 3,054 21 2014 67 69 0.971 2011 Huntsville W 66 0 2015 18 28 1 144 0 2015 6 6 1.000 2012 Beaumont W 56 7 Total 283 498 13 3280 21 Total 146 150 0.973 2013 Huntsville W 14 3 2014 Beaumont W 42 10 Total GP Rush Pass Total FGs Made Att. Pct. Long 2013 10 132 82 214 2013 8 11 0.727 45 2014 16 999 3054 4,053 2014 18 21 0.857 44 2015 1 66 144 210 2015 1 1 1.000 48 KATS AFTER OPEN DATES Total 27 1197 3280 4477 Total 27 33 0.818 48

Won 16, Lost 13 in FCS Play JALEN OVERSTREET LaDARIUS BROWN 1986 at Nicholls St. Won 41-38 Rushing GP Att Yds TD Long Receiving Att Yds TD Long 1991 Nicholls St. Won 28-19 2014 16 106 729 7 52 2014 45 807 7 66 1994 Southwest Texas Won 34-10 2015 1 7 55 0 21 2015 7 80 0 18 1995 at Nicholls St. Won 24-17 Total 17 113 784 7 73 Total 52 887 7 73 Southwest Texas Won 26-20 1996 at Stephen F. Austin Won 14-10 DONAVAN WILLIAMS YEDIDIAH LOUIS at Nicholls St. Lost 10-20 Rushing GP Att Yds TD Long Receiving Att Yds TD Long 1997 at Troy St. (overtime) Lost 10-13 2014 16 123 658 9 80 2014 71 803 1 48 at McNeese St. Lost 21-38 2015 1 12 99 4 47 2015 3 11 0 9 1998 at Jacksonville St. Lost 19-31 Total 17 135 757 13 80 Total 74 814 1 73 1999 at Texas A&M-Kingsville Won 34-24 2000 at Jacksonville St. Won 26-23 LACHLAN EDWARDS GERALD THOMAS 2001 at Northern Illinois Lost 16-41 Punting No. Yards Avg. Long Receiving Att Yds TD Long 2002 at Jacksonville St. Lost 22-28 2013 31 1,311 42.3 70 2013 25 389 1 40 Southwest Texas Won 21-14 2014 80 3,525 44.1 59 2014 20 265 6 39 2003 Tarleton State Lost 20-39 2015 4 189 47.3 62 2015 0 0 0 0 2004 Tarleton State Won 44-14 Total 115 5,025 43.70 70 Total 45 654 7 73 2005 Northwestern St. Lost 6-10 2007 at Oklahoma St. Lost 3-39 2008 at Kansas Lost 14-38 at Central Arkansas Lost 46-48 BEARKAT CAREER STARTS 2009 at Tulsa Lost 3-56 2010 at Western Illinois Lost 14-56 Offense Defense 2011 Central Arkansas Won 31-10 Donald Jackson III OL 42 Sione Latu DL 23 Stony Brook Won 34-27 Zachary Stevens OL 31 Darion Flowers DB 18 2012 Cal Poly Won 18-16 Brandon DeWitt OL 28 Tristan Eche DB 18 2013 Lamar Won 14-3 Chance Nelson WR 21 Trenier Orr CB 17 2014 at Lamar Won 42-10 Jared Johnson QB 18 Mikell Everette CB 17 McNeese State Won 38-22 Yedidiah Louis WR 17 Myke Chatman LB 16 Bridge Blount OG 17 P. J. Hall DE 16 LaDarius Brown WR 17 Mouf Adebo DE 15 Derreck Edwards WR 11 Eric Agbaroiji WS 14 BEARKAT RANKING SUMMARY Gerald Thomas WR 8 Jacobi Hunter DL 14 Regan Henderson TE 6 James Delarosa DL 2 Deon Hutchinson TE 5 Luis Carreno DE 2 Date Rank After Next Game Jalen Overstreet RB 1 Darron Harris DL 1 August 6 3rd Preseason Poll Texas Tech Donavan Williams RB 2 A. J. Davis LB 1 Sept. 7 1st Texas Tech Open Date Ridgeway Frank RB 1 Steve York DE 1 Sept. 14 Open Date Lamar Josh Lyons WR 1 Tyrel Stokes DB 1 Stephen Williams WR 1 Alfonzo McMillian DB 1 Curtis Riser OL 1 171 Sam Hardy OL 1 229

SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL ROSTER 1 Ridgeway Frank...... RB 33 Jacorey Washington...... DE 67 Torian Williams...... DL 5-9 180 Sr-3L Spring / Spring 6-0 265 Jr-1L Aldine / Aldine 6-1 250 Fr-HS Missouri City / Ridge Point 2 Mikell Everette...... CB 34 Remus Bulmer...... RB 68 James DeLaRosa...... DT 5-11 185 Sr-1L Covington, Wash. / Covington (Pima) 5-7 173 Fr-HS Missouri City / Ridge Point 6-1 280 Jr-2L Fort Worth / Brewer 3 Sammy Webb IV...... CB 35 Cortland Fort...... CB 70 Curtis Riser...... OG 5-10 185 Jr-1L Benbrook / Arlington Heights 6-0 185 Jr-Tr Etiwanda, Calif. / Etiwanda (Riverside City) 6-4 320 Jr-Tr DeSoto / DeSoto (Texas) 4 Derreck Edwards...... WR 36 P. J. Giddens...... S 72 Wyatt Pennington...... OL 6-1 175 Sr-1L Brenham / Brenham (Texas Tech) 5-9 180 Fr-RS Coldspring 6-4 300 Fr-RS Tulsa, Okla. / Catoosa 5 Jalen Overstreet...... RB 37 Adrian Contreras...... S 73 Brandon DeWitt...... OL 6-2 210 Jr-1L Tatum / Tatum (Texas) 5-10 175 Fr-HS Georgetown / East View 6-3 285 Jr-2L Lawton, Okla. / Lawton 6 Cory Avery...... RB 39 Jordan Ingram...... WR 74 Donald Jackson III...... OL 5-10 195 So-Tr Dallas / Carter (Kansas) 5-10 175 Fr-Tr Dallas / Carter (SMU) 6-2 280 Sr-3L Kilgore / Kilgore 7 Trenier Orr...... CB 39 Tre Honshstein...... K 75 Forrest Reedy...... OL 5-11 180 Jr-1L Orlando, Fla. / Ocoee (Cincinnati) 6-1 185 Fr-HS Georgetown / East View 6-4 310 So-1L Huntsville / Huntsville 8 Don King III...... QB 40 Darion Flowers...... CB 76 Dorian Brown...... OL 6-2 215 Jr-2L Waxahachie / Waxahachie 6-0 195 Jr-2L Tyler / John Tyler 6-3 290 Fr-RS Mansfield / Timberview 9 Yedidiah Louis...... WR 42 Joseph Figenshaw...... P 77 Tyler Tezeno...... OL 5-8 180 So-1L New Orleans, La / Richardson Berkner 6-1 205 So-Tr Rosenberg / Lamar (Sequoias) 6-4 317 So-Tr Spring / Klein Collins (West Virginia) 10 Alfonzo McMillian...... S 43 Jonathan Johnson...... DE 78 Roby Pennartz...... OL 6-0 210 So-1L Oklahoma City / Millwood 6-3 237 Fr-HS Tulsa, Okla. / East Central 6-3 280 So-1L Fort Worth / Brewer 11 Myke Chatman...... LB 44 Deon Hutchinson...... TE 79 Samuel Spencer...... OL 6-2 230 Jr-1L Sealy / Sealy (Baylor) 6-0 250 Jr-2L Giddings / Giddings (Lon Morris) 6-4 300 Fr-RS Dallas / Samuell 12 Cole Martin...... QB 45 Collins Okotcha...... LB 80 Shyon Motlagh...... WR 6-3 215 Fr-RS Cypress / Cy Ranch 6-1 225 Fr-RS Coppell / Coppell 6-2 195 Jr-1L Rockwall / Rockwall 13 Duran Workman...... S 46 A. J. Davis...... LB 81 Chance Nelson...... WR 6-0 200 Sr-Tr Charleston, W. Va. (Nevada) 5-11 220 So-1L Kilgore / Kilgore 5-10 170 Jr-2L Baytown / Sterling (Texas A&M) 14 Davion Davis...... WR 47 Josh Lyons...... TE 82 Stephen Williams...... WR 5-11 175 Fr-HS Hutto / Hutto 6-0 250 Sr-2L Copperas Cove / Copperas Cove (Navarro) 5-9 190 Sr-3L Round Rock / Stoney Point 15 Jared Johnson...... QB 48 Justin Gil...... LB 83 Tyler Scott...... WR 6-1 215 Jr-2L Grand Prairie / South Grand Prairie 6-2 210 Fr-HS Spring / Klein Collins 5-9 165 So-Sq Red Oak / Red Oak 16 Jeremiah Briscoe...... QB 49 Lachlan Edwards...... P 84 Hayden Cagle...... TE 6-3 215 So-Tr Houston / Stratford (UAB) 6-5 215 Sr-2L Hastings, Australia 6-7 245 Fr-RS Buda / Hays 17 Grant Finney...... WR 50 Kiel Heidman...... LB 85 LaDarius Brown...... WR 5-10 170 So-1L Allen / Allen 6-1 225 Sr-Sq Houston / Clear Lake (Blinn) 6-2 215 Sr-1L Waxahachie / Waxahachie (TCU) 18 Luc Swimberghe...... K 51 Sam Hardy...... OL 86 Collin Rison...... TE 6-0 190 Jr-2L Tyler / Lindale 6-3 290 Jr-Tr West Hills, Calif. / Chaminade Prep (Wyoming) 6-4 235 Fr-HS Coppell / Ranch View 19 Josh Reynolds...... WR 52 Bridge Blount...... OL 87 Jaylen Harris...... WR 5-10 180 Sr-1L Axtell / Axtell 5-10 290 Jr-2L Huntsville / Huntsville 5-8 165 Fr-HS Cibolo / Steele 20 Michael Jacob...... CB 53 Kevin Jackson...... LB 88 Ragan Henderson...... TE 6-0 170 So-Tr Allen / Allen (Louisiana Tech) 5-11 230 Sr-3L Cypress / Tomball 6-0 248 Jr-2L Rice / Rice 21 Daniel Adams...... CB 54 Josh Hunt...... LB 89 Daegen Fowler...... TE 6-0 180 Fr-HS Jasper / Jasper 6-1 225 Sr-Sq Duncanville 6-3 230 Fr-HS Lago Vista / Lago Vista 22 Tristan Eche...... LB 55 Carter Starcke...... LB 90 Mouf Adebo...... DE 5-10 215 Sr-2L Waco / Waco 5-10 205 Fr-HS The Woodlands / The Woodlands 6-1 225 Jr-2L Mansfield / Mansfield 23 Eric Agbaroji...... S 56 Zachary Stevens...... OL 91 Luis Carreno...... DE 6-1 210 Sr-1L Midlothian / Midlothian (Boise State) 6-1 290 Sr-3L Cypress / Fairbanks 6-2 240 Jr-2L Coppell / Coppell 24 Donavan Williams...... RB 57 Bryson Wallace...... LB 92 P. J. Hall...... DE 6-0 215 Sr-1L Belton / Belton (ASA) 6-0 215 Fr-HS Mansfield / Lake Ridge 6-1 280 So-1L Seguin / Seguin 25 Gerald Thomas...... WR 58 Jessie Harris...... DS 93 Kevon Hunter...... DL 5-10 180 Sr-2L New Orleans, La. / Colony (Colorado) 6-1 235 Jr-Tr Kilgore / Leveretts Chapel (Kilgore) 6-0 280 Jr-Tr Houston / Cy Falls (West Texas A&M) 26 Tyrel Stokes...... S 61 Matt Blevins...... DL 94 Steve York...... DE 6-0 175 Jr-2L Killeen / Harker Heights 6-4 285 So-Tr Santa Fe / Santa Fe (Wayland Baptist) 6-2 270 Jr-2L Huntsville / Huntsville 27 Contereze Pierce...... S 62 Eric David...... OL 95 Quinten Jackson...... DE 5-9 180 Sr-1L Jonesboro, Ga. / Jonesboro (Highland) 6-4 265 Fr-HS Richmond / Foster 6-3 250 Fr-RS Houston / Eisenhower 28 Anthony Johnson...... CB 63 Tyler Edwards...... DL 96 Sione Latu...... DT 6-0 202 Fr-HS Cibolo / Steele 6-4 280 Fr-HS Buna / Buna 6-0 285 Jr-2L Euless / Trinity 29 Andre Moseley...... S 64 Parker Murry...... OL 97 Codie Brooks...... DE 5-10 175 Sr-1L Wylie / Wylie 6-2 85 Jr-1L Plano / Plano West 6-1 250 So-Tr Seguin / Seguin (UTSA) 30 Hunter Brown...... LB 65 Ryne Yost...... OL 98 Jacobi Hunter...... DT 6-1 220 Fr-Tr Weston, Fla. / Cypress Bay (West Virginia) 6-5 290 Jr-1L Lawton, Okla. / Senior 6-1 320 So-1L Houston / Cy Falls (California) 31 Carlos Teal...... S 66 Mitchell Watanabe...... OL 99 Darron Harris...... DE 5-11 170 So-Sq Diboll / Diboll 6-3 340 Fr-HS San Antonio / Brennan 6-2 225 So-Sq Arlington / Arlington 32 Jevonte Cross...... LB 6-1 230 Jr-Tr Tulsa, Ok. / East Central (Northeastern Okla.)

SIX SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE TITLES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2014 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TWO - DEEP BEARKAT OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP QB 15 Jared Johnson 6-1 215 Jr Grand Prairie BEARKAT DEFENSE or 16 Jeremiah Briscoe 6-3 215 So Houston H 90 Mouf Adebo 6-1 230 Jr Mansfield RB 24 Donavan Williams 6-0 215 Sr Belton 91 Luis Carreno 6-2 240 Jr Coppell 5 Jalen Overstreet 6-2 210 Jr Tatum NT 98 Jacobi Hunter 6-1 320 So Houston LWR 25 Gerald Thomas 5-10 180 Sr Plano 93 Kevon Hunter 5-10 280 Jr Houston 17 Grant Finney 5-10 170 So Allen DT 96 Sione Latu 6-0 285 Jr Euless Slot 9 Yedidiah Louis 5-8 180 So New Orleans, La. 68 James DeLaRosa 6-1 280 Jr Fort Worth 82 Stephen Williams 5-9 190 Sr Round Rock E 92 P. J. Hall 6-1 280 So Seguin RWR 85 LaDarius Brown 6-2 215 Sr Waxahachie 33 Jacorey Washington 6-0 265 Jr Aldine 81 Chance Nelson 5-10 170 Jr Baytown WLB 11 Myke Chatman 6-2 230 Jr Sealy Slot 14 Davion Davis 5-11 175 Fr Hutto 45 Collins Okotcha 6-1 225 Fr Coppell 19 Josh Reynolds 5-10 180 Sr Axtell MLB 22 Tristan Eche 5-10 215 Sr Waco TE 44 Deon Hutchinson 5-11 250 Jr Giddings 46 A. J. Davis 5-11 220 So Kilgore 86 Collin Rison 6-4 235 Fr Coppell BC 2 Mikell Everette 5-11 185 Sr Covington, Wa. LT 74 Donald Jackson III 6-2 290 Sr Kilgore 35 Cortland Fort 6-0 185 Jr Etiwanda, Calif. 65 Ryne Yost 6-5 290 Jr Lawton, Okla FC 7 Trenier Orr 5-11 180 Jr Orlando, Fla. LG 70 Curtis Riser 6-4 320 Jr DeSoto 29 Andre Moseley 5-10 175 Sr Wylie 77 Tyler Tezeno 6-4 317 So Spring B 40 Darion Flowers 6-0 195 Jr Tyler C 56 Zachary Stevens 6-1 290 Sr Cypress 3 Sammy Webb IV 5-10 185 Jr Benbrook 64 Parker Murry 6-2 285 Jr Plano WS 23 Eric Agbaroji 6-1 210 Sr Midlothian RG 52 Bridge Blount 5-10 295 So Huntsville 41 Tyrel Stokes 6-0 175 Jr Killeen 77 Tyler Tezeno 6-4 317 So Spring FS 28 Alfonzo McMillian 6-0 210 So Oklahoma City, Okla. RT 51 Sam Hardy 6-3 290 Jr West Hills, Calif 31 Carlos Teal 5-11 170 So Diboll 66 Mitchell Watanabe 6-3 340 Fr San Antonio

DS 58 Jessie Harris 6-1 235 Jr Kilgore BEARKAT SPECIALISTS 84 Hayden Cagle 6-7 245 Fr Buda P 49 Lachlan Edwards 6-5 215 Sr Hastings, Australia PR 25 Gerald Thomas 5-10 180 Sr The Colony 42 Joseph Figenshaw 6-1 205 So Rosenberg 9 Yedidiah Louis 5-8 180 So New Orleans, La. K 18 Luc Swimberghe 6-0 197 Jr Tyler KR 25 Gerald Thomas 5-10 180 Sr The Colony 39 Tre Honshtein 6-0 185 Fr Georgetown 9 Yedidiah Louis 5-8 180 So New Orleans, La. H 8 Don King III 6-2 215 Jr Waxahachie

BEARKAT STARTING LINE-UP GAME-BY-GAME

OFFENSE WR/TE OT OG C OG OT QB RB WR WR Slot Texas Tech Hutchinson Jackson Riser Stevens Blount Hardy Johnson Williams Brown L Thomas Louis

DEFENSE H NT DT DE LB LB BC FC B WS FS Texas Tech Adebo Hunter J Latu Hall Chatman Eche Everette Orr Flowers Agbaroji McMillian

SEVEN FCS PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 1991 • 2001 • 2004 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 2015 SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Donavan Williams 1 12 99 0 99 8.2 4 47 99.0 ALL GAMES 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 Cory Avery 1 7 69 0 69 9.9 0 20 69.0 CONFERENCE 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Jared Johnson 1 13 80 14 66 5.1 0 24 66.0 Jalen Overstreet 1 7 55 0 55 7.9 0 21 55.0 DATE OPPONENT RESULT SCORE ATT. 9/5 at Texas Tech L 45-59 60,073 Jeremiah Briscoe 1 4 17 1 16 4.0 0 9 16.0 Ridgeway Frank 1 1 14 0 14 14.0 1 14 14.0 Remus Bulmer 1 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 Total...... 1 46 335 18 317 6.9 5 47 317.0 Opponents...... 1 31 180 6 174 5.6 2 24 174.0

PASSING G Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Jared Johnson 1 8-28-1 64.3 144 0 17 144.0 Jeremiah Briscoe 1 18-24-1 75.0 176 1 29 176.0 Total...... 1 36-52-2 69.2 320 1 29 320.0 Opponents...... 1 34-57-1 59.6 437 4 64 437.0

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Davion Davis 1 12 103 8.6 1 29 103.0 TEAM STATISTICS SHSU FOES LaDarius Brown 1 7 80 11.4 0 18 80.0 SCORING 45 59 Derrick Edwards 1 5 60 12.0 0 18 60.0 Points Per Game 45.0 59.0 Yedidiah Louis 1 3 11 3.7 0 9 11.0 Points Off Turnovers 7 14 Josh Reynolds 1 2 32 16.0 0 28 32.0 FIRST DOWNS 34 29 Grant Finney 1 2 13 6.5 0 9 13.0 Rushing 17 10 Cory Avery 1 2 10 5.0 0 9 10.0 Passing 16 18 Collin Rison 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 12.0 Penalty 1 1 Remus Bulmer 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 1.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 317 174 Donavan Williams 1 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Yards gained rushing 335 180 Total...... 1 36 320 8.9 1 29 320.0 Yards lost rushing 18 6 Opponents...... 1 34 437 12.9 4 64 437.0 Rushing Attempts 46 31 Average Per Rush 6.9 5.6 FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Average Per Game 317.0 174.0 Luc Swimberghe 1-1 100.0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 48 0 TDs Rushing 5 2 |------PATs ------| PASSING YARDAGE 320 437 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Comp-Att-Int 36-52-2 34-57-1 Donavan Williams 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Average Per Pass 6.2 7.7 Luc Swimberghe 0 1-1 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9 Average Per Catch 8.9 12.9 Davion Davis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Average Per Game 320.0 437.0 Ridgeway Frank 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TDs Passing 1 4 Total...... 6 1-1 6-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 45 TOTAL OFFENSE 637 611 Opponents...... 8 1-1 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 59 Total Plays 98 88 Average Per Play 6.5 6.9 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Average Per Game 637.0 611.0 Lachlan Edwards 4 189 47.2 62 0 0 2 1 0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 1-9 4-139 Total...... 4 189 47.2 62 0 0 2 1 0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2--3 3-18 Opponents...... 5 235 47.0 60 2 1 1 1 0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-27 2-47 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 9.0 34.8 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNT RETURN AVERAGE -1.5 6.0 Gerald Thomas 2 -3 -1.5 0 3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 27.0 23.5 Total...... 2 -3 -1.5 0 3 FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 1-0 Opponents...... 3 18 6.0 0 9 PENALTIES-Yards 5-47 10-69 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Game 47.0 69.0 Alfonzo McMillian 1 27 27.0 0 27 PUNTS-Yards 4-189 5-235 Total...... 1 27 27.0 0 27 Average Per Punt 47.2 47.0 Opponents...... 2 47 23.5 1 47 Net punt average 42.8 39.6 KICKOFFS-Yards 8-423 10-645 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Kick 52.9 64.5 Gerald Thomas 1 9 9.0 0 9 Net kick average 26.1 41.1 Total...... 1 9 9.0 0 9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:59 28:01 Opponents...... 4 139 34.8 1 94 3RD-DOWN Conversions 9/15 9/16 3rd-Down Pct 60% 56% ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR Tot Avg/G 4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 0/1 Davion Davis 1 0 103 0 0 103 103.0 4th-Down Pct 0% 0% Donavan Williams 1 99 -2 0 0 97 97.0 SACKS BY-Yards 0-0 2-7 LaDarius Brown 1 0 80 0 0 80 80.0 MISC YARDS 0 0 Cory Avery 1 69 10 0 0 79 79.0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 6 8 Jared Johnson 1 66 0 0 0 66 66.0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-1 1-1 Total...... 1 317 320 -3 9 670 670.0 Opponents...... 1 174 437 18 139 815 815.0 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Jared Johnson 1 41 66 144 210 210.0 Jeremiah Briscoe 1 28 16 176 192 192.0 Donavan Williams 1 12 99 0 99 99.0 Cory Avery 1 7 69 0 69 69.0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Total...... 1 98 317 320 637 637.0 Sam Houston State 14 17 0 14 45 Opponents...... 1 88 174 437 611 611.0 Opponents 14 28 17 0 59

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DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------22 Tristan Eche 7 1 8 ...... 2 Mikell Everette 6 . 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 46 A. J. Davis 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . . 11 Myke Chatman 3 1 4 ...... 92 P. J. Hall 2 1 3 ...... 35 Cortland Fort 1 2 3 ...... 37 Adrian Contreras 2 1 3 ...... 13 Duran Workman 3 . 3 ...... 23 Eric Agbaroji 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 91 Luis Carreno 3 . 3 ...... 98 Jacobi Hunter 1 1 2 ...... 50 Kiel Heidman 1 1 2 ...... 3 Sammy Webb IV 1 1 2 ...... 33 Jacorey Washington 2 . 2 ...... 29 Andre Moseley 2 . 2 ...... 10 Alfonzo McMillian 2 . 2 . . 1-27 ...... 40 Darion Flowers 1 1 2 ...... 7 Trenier Orr 2 . 2 ...... 53 Kevin Jackson 1 1 2 ...... 54 Josh Hunt 1 . 1 ...... 31 Carlos Teal 1 . 1 ...... 95 Quinten Jackson 1 . 1 ...... 52 Bridge Blount . 1 1 ...... 82 Stephen Williams 1 . 1 ...... 45 Collins Okotcha 1 . 1 ...... 4 Derrick Edwards 1 . 1 ...... 36 P. J. Giddens 1 . 1 ...... 28 Anthony Johnson . 1 1 ...... 27 Contereze Pierce 1 . 1 1.0-6 ...... 83 Tyler Scott 1 . 1 ...... 19 Josh Reynolds 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 56 16 72 1-6 0-0 1-27 3 . . . . . Opponents...... 65 18 83 5.0-12 2-7 2-47 2 1 2-5 2 . .

BEARKAT TEAM STATISTICS - 2015 GAME-BY-GAME First Rushing Passing Total Punts Fumbles Times Down Conv. Poss. OFFENSE Downs No Yds Com Att HI Yds Offense Pen. No.-Avg. Lost Sacked 3rd 4th Time Texas Tech 34 46 317 36 52 2 320 98 637 5-81 4-47.2 2-3 2-7 9-15 0-1 31:59 First Rushing Passing Total Punts Fumbles Times Down Conv. Poss. DEFENSE Downs No Yds Com Att HI Yds Offense Pen. No.-Avg. Lost Sacked 3rd 4th Time Texas Tech 29 31 174 34 57 1 437 88 611 10-69 5-47.0 0-1 0-0 9-16 0-1 28:01

BEARKAT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING No-Yds/TD Tech TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT TECH Williams, Donav RB 12-99/4 12-99/4 Eche, Tristan LB 7-1 8 7-1 Avery, Cory RB 7-69/0 7-69/0 Everette, Mikel DB 6-0 6 6-0 Johnson, Jared QB 13-66/0 13-66/0 Davis, A. J. LB 4-2 6 4-2 Overstreet, Jal RB 7-55/0 7-55/0 Chatman, Myke LB 3-1 4 3-1 Briscoe, Jeremi QB 4-16/0 4-16/0 Carreno, Luis DE 3-0 3 3-0 Frank, Ridgeway RB 1-14/1 1-14/1 Contreras, Adri S 2-1 3 2-1 Bulmer, Remus RB 1-1/0 1-1/0 Fort, Cortland CB 1-2 3 1-2 TEAM 1--3/0 1--3/0 Workman, Duran S 3-0 3 3-0 Hall, P. J. DE 2-1 3 2-1 RECEIVING No-Yds/TD TTU Agbaroji, Eric S 2-1 3 2-1 Davis, Davion WR 12-103/1 12-103/1 Moseley, Andre CB 2-0 2 2-0 Brown, LaDarius WR 7-80/0 7-80/0 Washington, Jac DE 2-0 2 2-0 Edwards, Derric WR 5-60/0 5-60/0 McMillian, Alfo S 2-0 2 2-0 Reynolds, Josh WR 2-32/0 2-32/0 Orr, Trenier CB 2-0 2 2-0 Finney, Grant WR 2-13/0 2-13/0 Webb, Sammy CB 1-1 2 1-1 Rison, Collin TE 1-12/0 1-12/0 Flowers, Darion CB 1-1 2 1-1 Louis, Yedidiah WR 3-11/0 3-11/0 Jackson, Kevin LB 1-1 2 1-1 Avery, Cory RB 2-10/0 2-10/0 Heidman, Kiel LB 1-1 2 1-1 Bulmer, Remus RB 1-1/0 1-1/0 Hunter, Jacobi DL 1-1 2 1-1 Williams, Donav RB 1--2/0 1--2/0

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